Abstract: One example method to determine an actual surgical pathway of a patient based on a planned surgical pathway may include retrieve a first two-dimensional image of the patient associated with information collected at a first point in time. A first coordinate system describes a spatial relationship between the patient and an apparatus in an operating room. The method further includes modifying a three-dimensional model of the patient including the planned surgical pathway with a first set of modification parameter values. A second coordinate system describes the three-dimensional model constructed by information collected at a second point in time earlier than the first point in time.

Abstract: One method includes receiving partitions, generating assignment plans for assignment of the partitions to servers based on dimensional values of dimensions as determined by different assignment heuristics, selecting one of the assignment plans for execution based on analyzing the dimensional values in accordance with the assignment plans, and executing the selected assignment plan on scalable storage. Another method includes determining, for a triggered optimization module that a server is over utilized on a dimension, selecting candidate operations for partitions assigned to the server, for a higher priority optimization module than the triggered optimization module, removing a candidate operation from the candidate operations that would diminish a modeled state of scalable storage, determining an operation of the candidate operations that would improve the modeled state of the scalable storage with respect to a metric of the dimension on the server, and executing the operation on the scalable storage.

Abstract: A method of monitoring amplification of a nucleic acid by providing a nucleic acid and an amplification mixture using the kit of isothermal reagents to a pH sensor or pH indicator, amplifying the nucleic acid using isothermal amplification, and detecting a change in pH due to the amplification using the pH sensor or pH indicator. The kit of reagents comprises a magnesium salt, a quaternary ammonium salt, and an alkali base.

Abstract: One example method to determine a position of a probe in a surgical site with a plurality of reference structures may include receiving a three-dimensional image of the surgical site generated before the probe enters the surgical site and receiving a first two-dimensional image generated by the probe from a position within the surgical site. The three-dimensional image is associated with a first coordinate system, and the first two-dimensional image is associated with a second coordinate system.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer storage media for upgrading a domain in a distributed computing environment are provided. Upgrading of the domain includes preparing for the upgrade, upgrading, and finalizing the upgrade. The preparation of the domain includes ensuring predefined quantities of role instances are available in domains other than the upgrade domain. The preparation also includes ensuring that a predefined number of extent replicas are available in domains other than the upgrade domain. The preparation may also include checkpointing partitions within the upgrade domain to facilitate faster loading once transferred to a domain other than the upgrade domain. The finalization may include allowing nodes within the upgrade domain to resume functionality that was suspended during the upgrade.

Abstract: Compositions useful for the selective removal of titanium nitride and/or photoresist etch residue materials relative to insulating materials from a microelectronic device having same thereon. The removal compositions contain at least one oxidant, one etchant, and one activator to enhance the etch rate of titanium nitride.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a clinical information management system that includes a nurses station server, a plurality of pressure sensing pads, a wireless router, a system terminal equipment and a mobile device. The sensing pads are distributed to beds, and each sensing pad is connected to a wireless control box. The wireless router receives a pressure-sensing signal from the wireless control box and transmits the pressure-sensing signal to the nurses station server. The system terminal equipment is connected with the nurses station server via the Internet and receives the pressure-sensing signal transmitted from the nurses station server. The mobile device receives the pressure-sensing signal from the nurses station server or the system terminal equipment.

Abstract: In various embodiments, systems and methods are presented for providing resources by way of a platform as a service in a distributed computing environment to perform a job. The system may be comprised of a number of components, such as a task machine, a task location service machine, and a high-level location service machines that in combination are useable to accomplish functions provided herein. It is contemplated that the system performs methods for providing resources by determining resources of the system, such as virtual machines, and applying auto-scaling rules to the system to scale those resources. Based on the determination of the auto-scaling rules, the resources may be allocated to achieve a desired result.

Abstract: In various embodiments, methods and systems for implementing multiple transaction logs in a distributed storage system are provided. A log stream component detects performance metrics of a plurality of log streams. The performance metrics are associated with requests from partitions in the distributed storage system. A transaction component receives a request to execute a transaction using a log stream. The request is received from a partition of the distributed storage system. The performance metrics of the plurality of log streams can be referenced, where the performance metrics indicate a performance capacity of a selected log stream to process the request. A log stream for executing the transaction is determined based on the performance capacity. The log stream selected can also factor request attributes of the request. The transaction component communicates the request to be executed, using the log stream to perform the transaction.

Abstract: Disclosure is related to a thermoelectric power generator. The generator essentially includes a thermoelectric thin-film element which is such as a thin film used to generate voltages according to a temperature difference. The output electric signals are converted to energy stored in an energy storage element. An output circuit is included to output power. In an exemplary embodiment, the thermoelectric power generator has a contact interface for sensing external temperate. The thermoelectric thin-film element is enabled to output voltages when temperature difference is induced. The generator further has a switch, which is used to control if the power is output. The output element is such as a light-emitting element.

Abstract: A method for load balancing includes determining a reference key within a partition key range of a partition of scalable storage, the partition key range being divided into buckets that have boundaries defining sub ranges of the partition key range. The reference key is determined based on traffic values that correspond to tracked traffic within the buckets. The traffic values are updated based on additional traffic within the buckets and the boundaries are adjusted based on the updated traffic values. A reference key speed is determined that corresponds to a rate of change of a distribution of the tracked traffic with respect to the reference key. Reference key drop-off time may be determined for reference keys. Reference keys can be utilized to determine where to split the partition and reference key speed and reference key drop-off time can be utilized to determine whether or not to split the partition.

Abstract: Presented herein are methods of replicating versioned and hierarchical data structures, as well as data structures representing complex transactions. Due to interdependencies between data entities and a lack of guaranteed message ordering, simple replication methods employed for simple data types cannot be used. Operations on data structures exhibit dependencies between the messages making up the operations. This strategy can be extended to various types of complex transactions by considering certain messages to depend on other messages or on the existence of other entries at the data store. Regardless of origin, these dependencies can be enforced by suspending the processing of messages with unsatisfied dependencies until all of its dependencies have been met. Alternately, transactions can be committed immediately, creating entities that include versioned identifiers for each of their dependencies. These entities can then be garbage collected of the parent objects are not subsequently created.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to invoking and managing a failover of a storage account between partitions within a distributed computing environment, where each partition represents a key range of data for the storage account. The partitions affected by the failover include source partitions hosted on a primary storage stamp and destination partitions hosted on a secondary storage stamp, where the storage account's data is being actively replicated from the primary to the secondary storage stamp. Upon receiving a manual or automatic indication to perform the failover, configuring the source partitions to independently perform flush-send operations (e.g., distributing pending messages as a group) and then configuring the destination partitions to independently perform flush-replay operations (e.g., aggressively replaying currently pending transactions).

Abstract: Disclosure is to a thin-film coil component, and a charging apparatus. The thin-film coil is composed of spiral thin-film winding. Within the spiral windings, a gap exists between adjacent spiral structure, A first thin-film winding forms a first connection port for connecting external circuit at an external end, and has a first winding terminal at an internal end. An induced electric field can be formed by supplying electric current via the connection port. Further, a thin-film coil component is made when two thin-film coils with the same spiral direction are fabricated on two opposite surfaces of a substrate. An adhesive layer mixed with Ferromagnetic material is used to combine coils and the substrate. An induced electric field is also created when powering this thin-film coil component. Assembly of one or more thin-film coil components can make the charging apparatus used to electrically charge an electronic device which includes a device-end thin-film coil component.

Abstract: Semi-aqueous compositions useful for the selective removal of titanium nitride and/or photoresist etch residue materials relative to metal conducting, e.g., tungsten and copper, and insulating materials from a microelectronic device having same thereon. The semi-aqueous compositions contain at least one oxidant, at least one etchant, and at least one organic solvent, may contain various corrosion inhibitors to ensure selectivity.

Abstract: A method for load balancing includes determining a reference key within a partition key range of a partition of scalable storage, the partition key range being divided into buckets that have boundaries defining sub ranges of the partition key range. The reference key is determined based on traffic values that correspond to tracked traffic within the buckets. The traffic values are updated based on additional traffic within the buckets and the boundaries are adjusted based on the updated traffic values. A reference key speed is determined that corresponds to a rate of change of a distribution of the tracked traffic with respect to the reference key. Reference key drop-off time may be determined for reference keys. Reference keys can be utilized to determine where to split the partition and reference key speed and reference key drop-off time can be utilized to determine whether or not to split the partition.

Abstract: In various embodiments, methods and systems for integrated resource allocation and loading balancing are provided. A global resource allocator receives usage information of resources in a cloud computing system. The usage information is associated with a plurality of accounts and consumer operations pairs on servers of the cloud computing system. For selected account and consumer operation pairs associated with a particular resource, allocation targets are determined and communicated to the corresponding server of the selected account and consumer operation pairs. The servers use the resource based on the allocation targets. A load balancer receives the usage information the resource and the allocation targets. The allocation targets indicate a load by the selected account and consumer operation pairs on their corresponding servers. The load balancer performs a load balancing operation to locate a server with a capacity to process the allocated target of the selected account and consumer operation pairs.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for communication among different components, including integrating a Network Forwarding Component (NFC) for forwarding messages and at least one Independent Application Component (IAC) for performing other service processing into one network device; setting at least one cooperation mode in the NFC and each of the at least one IAC; and communicating with each other, by the NFC and the at least one IAC, according to the at least one cooperation mode. The cooperation mode may be any or any combination of a host mode, a mirror mode, a redirection mode and a pass-through mode. According to the present invention, the NFC and the IAC may communicate according to the cooperation mode so as to ensure that the NFC and the IAC can cooperate to provide various service capabilities including message forwarding and other additional service capabilities.

Abstract: One method includes receiving partitions, generating assignment plans for assignment of the partitions to servers based on dimensional values of dimensions as determined by different assignment heuristics, selecting one of the assignment plans for execution based on analyzing the dimensional values in accordance with the assignment plans, and executing the selected assignment plan on scalable storage. Another method includes determining, for a triggered optimization module that a server is over utilized on a dimension, selecting candidate operations for partitions assigned to the server, for a higher priority optimization module than the triggered optimization module, removing a candidate operation from the candidate operations that would diminish a modeled state of scalable storage, determining an operation of the candidate operations that would improve the modeled state of the scalable storage with respect to a metric of the dimension on the server, and executing the operation on the scalable storage.

Abstract: A method includes determining that a trigger condition of a triggered optimization module of a plurality of optimization modules is met and optimizing scalable storage based on an optimization routine. The optimization routine includes providing a plurality of candidate operations and for a selected optimization module of the plurality of optimization modules that has a higher priority than the triggered optimization module, removing a candidate operation from the plurality of candidate operations that would diminish a modeled state of the scalable storage for the selected optimization module. The optimization routine also includes determining at least one operation of the plurality of candidate operations that would improve the modeled state of the scalable storage for the triggered optimization module and updating the modeled state of the scalable storage to model executing the at least one operation. The method further includes executing the at least one operation.